DIY Faux Leather Journal from a Boot | Making a Bound Notebook from an Old Pair of Boots & Parchment

We made a DIY journal from up-cycled faux leather. We used old boots my wife was going to get rid of to make the outside binding of the notebook. The Process: We started by removing the faux leather from the old boots by cutting the stitches away with a precision hobby knife. Once the material was removed, we moved on to prepping the parchment paper. To give the journal a rustic look, we measured about a half an inch around each edge and tore the sheets. Once all the edges had the torn look, we split the sheets in half to get a smaller final page size. After folding all the sheets into booklets, we made a template and used an awl to poke the pages where we wanted the binding string to go. We then cut the faux leather to size making sure to allow room for overlap as well as a little extra to create the finished look. We took the additional step of finishing the edges by folding them over and using rubber cement to glue it in place. We then made waxed thread by taking some brown/tan cross-stitch tread and running over beeswax several times. The waxed string is a lot easier to work with. We then used the string and a needle to stitch all the pages into the leather cover. We finished the look by taking some of the buckles that were on the boots and stitching them to the journal. I followed the detailed instruction found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRXjYxrsQeE If you enjoyed the video please give it a like and let me know your thoughts in the comments below. If you are interested in more, please consider subscribing! https://www.youtube.com/makerintraining The stuff we used: - Parchment Paper http://amzn.to/2H8wcMs (Affiliate) - Leatherman: http://amzn.to/2Gm1nDs (Affiliate) Safety Notes: Be careful when using a precision knife to cut think material like leather. (or faux leather) Music by ikson Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson Instagram: @iksonofficial Specific song - Reverie https://soundcloud.com/ikson/reverie-free-download My Social Links: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MakerinTraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MakerinTraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakerInTraining Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/MakerinTraining Affiliate Statement: We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. This helps us pay for materials and such for our builds.